Authors of soporific books, beware the stiletto gaze of Yuan Yi Zhu

I am quoted in this article by Noah Eastwood on the money wasted by the Backto60/CEDAWinLaw campaign in the failed pursuit of “full restitution” for raising women’s state pension age from 60 to 66 telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions…

Some informed context about this decision of the Information Commissioner on an application by the Good Law Project. Not quite yet “won a case” in the sense of being subject to judicial determination goodlawproject.org/government-ord…

Counsel to the Inquiry, Jason Beer KC, has been an absolute tour de force throughout and his cross-examination of Angela van den Bogerd today was no exception. Much to be learned about the art of effective advocacy.

#PostOfficeInquiry

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Top judge corrects media

International court did not decide that claim of genocide in Gaza was plausible

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It's more than a little embarrassing that Baroness Hale signed an open letter claiming the ICJ has said this.

April 24, 2024 Kew Gardens

This is brilliant. Do watch all the way for the sight of Wanamaker in some glorious 80s sunglasses shredding some left wing nimbys. I love seeing London in this period as it was transforming from its post war gloom

Interesting to read this interview in the light of yesterday’s judgment firmly dismissing the Solicitor General’s application to commit for contempt of court. “It felt like a scam. I wanted to challenge that”, reads as if her intention was to influence jurors in a criminal trial

Staggering criticism by the Post Office managing director. One would hope that every lawyer in the country would put their professional conduct requirements and integrity above the interests of the business less they contribute to one of the largest miscarriages of justice...

I've been revisiting the Lords debates over the Rwanda Bill, looking particular at former Law Lords. Here's a contribution from Lord Hoffmann on the legislative declaration of 'safe country' status.

Shakespeare's birthday. Really into this speech at the moment. Something so Shakespearean to not just say 'drowning is horrible' but to go off on a brilliant superfluous fantasy about falling through the sea and seeing wrecks and anchors and corpses

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Tonight is Passover where Jews tell the story of freedom from slavery. Tonight is different. 133 hostages remain in the captivity of Hamas.
We have set a place at our table for Nadav Popplewell.
#BringThemHomeNow

HM Solicitor General v Trudi Warner [2024] EWHC 918 (KB)

Full judgment in the Warner case.

Permission to proceed with contempt proceedings refused.
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I served as a justice minister in 𝙢𝙮 government.

I’m honoured to sit in 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮’𝙨 Parliament.

“Their own”? The trope of dual loyalty - the oldest antisemitic slur - updated for 2024 by a former associate editor of the The Guardian.

Crowdfunding for MPs to attempt to judicially review the Charity Commission. A worthy cause? And a transparent campaign?